Microsoft Designer

Free AI image and graphic design generator inside the Microsoft ecosystem

AI Image Generation Free plan Paid from Microsoft 365 from $9.99 per month Web App, iOS, Android

Microsoft Designer turns prompts into images, social posts and graphics, and pairs the results with templates for resizing and remixing across formats. It is free to use with a Microsoft account – a daily batch of boost credits speeds up generation – and sits naturally next to Microsoft 365 apps many offices already run.

Paid capacity arrives indirectly: Microsoft 365 Personal ($9.99 per month) and Family ($12.99) include larger Designer credit allowances alongside Word, Excel and Copilot, so households and workplaces that already subscribe effectively get premium Designer for nothing. Export options and template breadth make it the pragmatic free pick for social content, though fine art direction still belongs to Midjourney or Firefly.

Key Features

  • Free image and graphic generation
  • Daily boost credits for faster renders
  • Templates for social formats and resizing
  • Microsoft 365 credit integration
  • Prompt-based remixing and edits
  • One-drive saving and sharing

Pros

  • Genuinely free with a Microsoft account
  • Microsoft 365 subscribers get bigger credit allowances
  • Fast templates for social media formats

Cons

  • Boosts are limited per day on free accounts
  • Less artistic range than Midjourney or Firefly
  • Commercial-use terms tied to Microsoft 365 licensing

Our Verdict

The best zero-cost design generator for everyday social content - if you already pay for Microsoft 365, the upgraded credits make it a quiet bargain.

Free

$0 / month
  • Daily boost credits
  • Templates and exports
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Microsoft 365 Family

$12.99 / month
  • Up to 6 people
  • Shared credits
  • 6TB OneDrive total
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